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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 67 · 1987
Kodungallur
Winner — 1987
V. K. RAJAN
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPI 48.3%INC 44.6%3 others 7.2%
Votes
45,251
48.3% share
Winning margin
3,496
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
85.0%
of 1,10,277
A closely fought contest. V. K. RAJAN won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. K. RAJAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 45,251 | 48.3% |
| 2 | K. P. DHANAPALAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 41,755 | 44.5% |
| 3 | A. R. SREENIVASAN | IND | 6,391 | 6.8% |
| 4 | C. S. SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 196 | 0.2% |
| 5 | A. AYYAPPAN NAIR | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (109th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 0.7% · max 21.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
109th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
12th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 48.3%INC 44.5%IND 6.8%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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